FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 3, 2004Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final
WAS114
ATL90
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +27; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +24
Final
TOR89
BOS91
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final
ORL104
NYK98
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -10; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +6
Final
PHI86
MEM94
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +8
Final
DET77
SAS80
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +3
Final
MIA105
CHI81
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +24
Final
MIN97
PHX93
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +4
Final
GSW88
LAL97
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +9
Final
IND87
SAC113
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +24; Q4 SAC +26
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2003–04Dec 3, 2003: 11 games. Top scorer: Voshon Lenard (DEN @ GSW), 38 points.
The lead · ORL @ NYK

Cuttino Mobley scores 34, Orlando rallies past New York

Orlando trailed by 10 at the half and won 104–98.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-3+6ORL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL25243025104
NYK2831231698
Who led
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 13, 23, 7, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 33, 13, 11, 29, 26, 14, 23, 26ORL26 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 24, 12, 16, 25, 18, 32, 26, 28NYK28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 26, 24, 17, 7, 30, 24, 9, 23NYK23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Kings rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Sacramento beat Indiana by 26.

BOS over TOR2SAS over DET3MIN over PHX4ORL over NYK6MEM over PHI8LAL over GSW9WAS over ATL24MIA over CHI24SAC over IND26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 13 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 vs 2003–04 avg
Minutes per game
30.22003–04 avg17.0Last 2

17.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.2 in 2003–04 (74 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 25, 15, 17, 17, 16, 22, 11, 34MEM vs PHI · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 6 games: 12, 13, 23, 7, 16, 34ORL @ NYK · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 31, 18, 11, 22, 25, 22, 12, 29SAC vs IND · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 24, 12, 16, 25, 18, 32, 26, 28NYK vs ORL · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 33, 33, 21, 16, 14, 29, 21, 28PHX vs MIN · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 21, 21, 16, 6, 10, 10, 13, 27LAL vs GSW · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST